Card game

Abstract

The invention is a six-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one but preferably four Jokers. Each Joker may be used as any card. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker, may play one to eight different bets: Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet, betting on the contents of the Player's own hand. After at least one bet is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards. From each Player's own six dealt cards, he selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand and discards one other card. To win a bet, a Player's best 5-card poker hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the bet he or she bets on, regardless of the Banker's hand. If a Player makes more than one bet, the Player may win all bets made, the Player may win some bet(s) and lose the other(s), or the Player may lose all bets made.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) from the Part 7 “Wild 6 Card Thrill” of the following U.S. provisional patent application: Serial No. 60/193,309 filed Mar. 30, 2000, which is incorporated by the reference.

[0002] A Portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material that is subject to copyright protection. I, Henry Lo, the copyright owner, have no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent disclosure, as it appears in the PTO patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention generally relates to card games and, in particular, to card games for use in casinos and cardrooms.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The invention is offered under the trademark “Wild 6 Card Thrill.” The invention is a six-card-stub poker game. The game can be played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one but preferably 4 Jokers. It can also be played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards, wherein either all Twos, all Threes, all Fours, all Fives, all Sixes, all Sevens, all Eights, all Nines, all Tens, all Jacks, all Queens, all Kings, or all Aces are “Wild Cards.” Each Joker or each Wild Card can be used as any card. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker may play one to eight different bets the game offered, betting only on the contents of the Player's own hand and not playing against the Bankers hand. The eight bets are Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet.

[0005] After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards. From each Player's own six cards, each Player must select and keep his or her best five-card poker hand and discards one other card. A Player's wager wins if the Player's best five-card poker hand is one of the winning hands of the bet the Player bets on; and the wager loses if the Player's best five-card poker hand is not one of the winning hands.

[0006] SPECIFIED TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: The Specified Two Pair can be any Two Pair; if the Specified Two Pair is Tens Two Pair (1010665), then the name of the bet will be called Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet; if the Specified Two Pair is Jacks Two Pair (JJ887), then the name of the bet will be called Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet; and so on. A Player's Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is the Specified Two Pair or any Two Pair that ranks higher than the Specified Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money (1 to 1) on any one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0007] TENS TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: A Player's Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet wager wins and is paid Even Money (1 to 1) if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Tens Two Pair, Jacks Two Pair, Queen Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money on any one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0008] JACKS TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: A Player's Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Aces Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money (1 to 1) on any one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0009] 3 OF A KIND OR BETTER BET: A Player's 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet pays Even Money (1 to 1) on a hand of 3 of a Kind, Straight or Flush, and pays 2 to 1 on a hand of Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0010] STRAIGHT OR BETTER BET: A Player's Straight Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Players best 5card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands Straight Or Better Bet pays 2.5 to 1 on a hand of Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0011] FLUSH OR BETTER BET: A Players Flush Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Flush Or Better Bet pays 4.5 to 1 on a hand of Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0012] FULL HOUSE OR BETTER BET: A Player's Full House Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 6 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Full House Or Better Bet pays 8 to 1 on any one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0013] BONUS BET: Either one of the following four games can be used for Bonus Bet game:

[0014] Game 1: A player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best 5-card poker hand is Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; the Player's wager loses if the Player's best -card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: 1 Winning Hand Payout Odds Royal Flush 100 to 1  5 of a Kind 60 to 1  Straight Flush 20 to 1  4 of a Kind 4 to 1 Full House 3 to 1 Flush 2 to 1 Straight 2 to 1

[0015] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0016] Game 2: A player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best 5-card poker hand is Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; the Players wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: 2 Winning Hand Payout Odds Royal Flush 100 to 1  5 of a Kind 60 to 1  Straight Flush 20 to 1  4 of a Kind 7 to 1 Full House 4 to 1 Flush 2 to 1

[0017] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0018] Game 3: A players Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best 5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 1 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush (Royal Flush with one or more Jokers) or Natural Royal Flush (Royal Flush with no Joker); the Player's wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: 3 Winning Hand Payout Odds Natural Royal Flush 5,000 to 1   Wild Royal Flush 80 to 1 5 of a Kind 60 to 1 Straight Flush 20 to 1 4 of a Kind  4 to 1 Full House  3 to 1

[0019] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0020] Game 4: A Player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the Player's best five-card poker hand is 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below; 4 Winning Hand Payout Odds Natural Royal Flush 5,000 to 1   Wild Royal Flush 100 to 1  5 of a Kind 60 to 1 Straight Flush 30 to 1 4 of a Kind  7 to 1

[0021] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0022] After reading their cards, each Player then selects and places his or her best 5-card poker hand and one discard on the appropriate spaces. Subsequently, the dealer puts away the Banker's cards in the discard holder and settles each Players wager(s) against the Banker.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] FIG. 1 shows a Player's betting area of the table layout of a seven-bet version of the invention: 101 is Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet spot; 102, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet spot; 103, Straight Or Better Bet spot; 104, Flush Or Better Bet spot; 105, Full House Or Better Bet spot; 106, 4 Of A Kind Or Better Bet spot; 107, Bonus Bet spot; 108, a Player's hand space; and 109, a Player's discards space.

[0024] FIG. 2 shows a Player's betting area of the table layout of a five-bet version of the invention: 201 is Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet spot; 202, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet spot; 205, Full House Or Better Bet spot; 207, Bonus Bet spot; 208, a Player's hand space; 209, a Player's discards space.

[0025] FIG. 3 shows a table layout of a five-bet version of the invention.

DETAILD DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0026] A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a six-card stud poker game, played with one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus four Jokers. Other embodiments contemplate a version that would be played with at least standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker. In an embodiment, the invention is played with at least one standard deck of 52 cards, wherein either all Deuces, all Threes, all Fours, all Fives, all Sixes, all Sevens, all Eights, all Nines, all Tens, all Jacks, all Queens, all Kings, or all Aces are Wild Cards.

[0027] Each Joker or each Wild Card can be used as any card to form a Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.

[0028] A preferred embodiment of the invention offers seven positions, six Players and one Banker; the table size, management of Players and their bets, and speed of play are the key reasons for the choice of seven positions. In other embodiments, lesser or greater than seven positions are contemplated in accordance with this invention. A Banker is a player whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker may play Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet betting on the contents of the Player's own hand.

[0029] After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards. In the preferred embodiment, each Player will receive one six-card dealt hand and the Banker will receive one six-card dealt hand, starting from the Banker first, then the Player sitting to the immediate left of the dealer, continuing in a clockwise fashion and ending with the Player sitting to the immediate right of the dealer. Cards are dealt six at a time if the cards are shuffled by an automatic shuffling device; cards are dealt one card at a time for six times if the cards are shuffled by a dealer. In other embodiments, each Player and the Banker, will receive their hand in either one of the following fashions:

[0030] 1. They receive their own five cards and one community card.

[0031] 2. They receive their own four cards and two community cards.

[0032] 3. They receive their own three cards and three community cards.

[0033] 4. They receive their own two cards and four community cards.

[0034] 5. They receive their own one card and five community cards. And

[0035] 6. They receive no card their own and six community cards.

[0036] From each Player's own six cards, each Player selects and keeps his or her best 5-card poker hands and discards one other card. A Player's wager wins if the Player's best five-card poker hand is one of the winning hands of the type of bet the Player bets on; the Player's wager loses if the Player's best five-card poker hand is not one of the winning hands. If a Player makes more than one bet, the Player may win all bets made, the Player may win some bet(s) and lose the other(s), or the Player may lose all bets made.

[0037] SPECIFIED TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: The Specified Two Pair can be any Two Pair, if the Specified Two Pair is Tens Two Pair (1010665), then the name of the bet will be called Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet; if the Specified Two Pair is Jacks Two Pair (JJ887), then the name of the bet will be called Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet; and so on. A Player's Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is the Specified Two Pair or any Two Pair that ranks higher than the Specified Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best S-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money (1 to 1) on any one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0038] TENS TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: A Player's Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet wager wins and is paid Even Money (1 to 1) if the Player's best S-card poker hand is Tens Two Pair, Jacks Two Pair, Queen Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money on any one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0039] JACKS TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: A Player's Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Aces Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money (1 to 1) on any one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0040] 3 OF A KIND OR BETTER BET: A Player's 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet pays Even Money (1 to 1) on a hand of 3 of a Kind, Straight or Flush, and pays 2 to 1 on a hand of Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0041] STRAIGHT OR BETTER BET: A Player's Straight Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best S-card poker hand is Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Players best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Straight Or Better Bet pays 2.5 to 1 on a hand of Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0042] FLUSH OR BETTER BET: A Player's Flush Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Flush Or Better Bet pays 4.5 to 1 on a hand of Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0043] FULL HOUSE OR BETTER BET: A Player's Full House Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Full House Or Better Bet pays 8 to 1 on any one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0044] BONUS BET: Either one of the following four games can be used for Bonus Bet game:

[0045] Game 1: A players Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best 5-card poker hand is Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; the Player's wager loses if the Player's best S-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: 5 Winning Hand Payout Odds Royal Flush 100 to 1  5 of a Kind 60 to 1  Straight Flush 20 to 1  4 of a Kind 4 to 1 Full House 3 to 1 Flush 2 to 1 Straight 2 to 1

[0046] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0047] Game 2: A player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best 5-card poker hand is Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 6 of a Kind or Royal Flush; the Player's wager loses if the Players best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: 6 Winning Hand Payout Odds Royal Flush 100 to 1  5 of a Kind 60 to 1  Straight Flush 20 to 1  4 of a Kind 7 to 1 Full House 4 to 1 Flush 2 to 1

[0048] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0049] Game 3: A player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best 5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 1 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush (Royal Flush with one or more Jokers) or Natural Royal Flush (Royal Flush with no Joker); the Player's wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: 7 Winning Hand Payout Odds Natural Royal Flush 5,000 to 1   Wild Royal Flush 80 to 1 5 of a Kind 40 to 1 Straight Flush 20 to 1 4 of a Kind  4 to 1 Full House  3 to 1

[0050] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0051] Game 4: A Player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the Player's best five-card poker hand is 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: 8 Winning Hand Payout Odds Natural Royal Flush 5,000 to 1   Wild Royal Flush 100 to 1  5 of a Kind 60 to 1 Straight Flush 30 to 1 4 of a Kind ‘7 to 1

[0052] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0053] After each Player has finished reading his or her cards, he or she then selects and places his or her best 5card poker hand and one discard on the appropriate spaces. Subsequently, the dealer puts away the Banker's cards in the discard hold, opens the cards of the Player at the immediate right of the dealer, and settles the Players wager(s) against the Banker. After completing the transaction of the Player at the immediate right of the dealer, the dealer moves on and completes the transaction of the next Player, and so on. Upon the completion of all transactions, a new round of play will begin.

[0054] Rules regarding the Banker's hand: In the preferred embodiment, each Player and the Banker are each dealt a hand; each Player's hand does play and the Banker's hand does not play since Players are not allowed to bet on the contents of the Banker's hand. In an embodiment, each Player is dealt a hand, but the Banker is dealt no hand. In another embodiment, each Player and the Banker are each dealt a hand; each Player's hand does play and the Banker's hand does play since Players are allowed to bet on the contents of the Bankers hand.

CREATING OTHER VERSIONS OF THE INVENTION

[0055] Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet, and Bonus Bet are the subgames of The invention. There are many ways to create other versions of the invention and they are:

[0056] 1. The invention consists of the game of any one of the subgames.

[0057] 2. The invention consists of the games of any two of the subgames.

[0058] 3. The invention consists of the games of any three of the subgames.

[0059] 4. The invention consists of the games of any four of the subgames.

[0060] 5. The invention consists of the games of any five of the subgames.

[0061] 6. The invention consists of the games of any six of the subgames. And

[0062] 7. The invention consists of the games of all the subgames.

Claims

1. A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker, the method comprising the following steps:

(a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker,

(b) each Player placing at least one wager of Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet;

(c) dealing cards into enough dealt hands of six cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for the Banker,

(d) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker;

(e) from each Player own six cards, each Player selecting and keeping his or her best 5-card poker hand and discarding one other card;

(f) determining whether each Player's wager or wagers win, lose or tie; and

(g) settling each Player's wager or wagers against the Banker.

2. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 1, wherein the card game uses one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus 4 Jokers.

3. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 1, wherein each Joker may be used as any card.

4. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 1, wherein a Player's Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Specified Two Pair, any Two Pair that ranks higher than Specified Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.

5. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 4, wherein Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money, namely 1 to 1, on a hand of Specified Two Pair, any Two Pair that ranks higher than the Specified Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.

6. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 1, wherein a Player's Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Tens Two Pair, Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.

7. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 6, wherein Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money, namely 1 to 1, on a hand of Tens Two Pair, Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.

8. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 1, wherein Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.

9. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 8, wherein Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money, namely 1 to 1, on a hand of Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House or 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.

10. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 1, wherein a Player's 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.

11. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 10, wherein 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet pays 2 to 1 on a hand of 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.

12. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 1, wherein a Straight Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.

13. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 12, wherein Straight Or Better Bet pays 2.5 to 1 on a hand of Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.

14. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 1, wherein a Player's Flush Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.

15. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 14, wherein Flush Or Better Bet pays 4.5 to 1 on a hand of Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush.

16. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 14, wherein Flush Or Better Bet pays 100 to 1 on a hand of Royal Flush, 60 to 1 on a hand of 5 of a Kind, 20 to 1 on a hand of Straight Flush, 7 to 1 on a hand of 4 of a Kind, 4 to 1 on a hand of Full House, and 2 to 1 of a hand of Flush.

17. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 1, wherein a Player's Full House Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.

18. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 16 wherein Full House Or Better Bet pays 8 to 1 on a hand of Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush.

19. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 16, wherein Full House Or Better Bet pays 5,000 to 1 on a hand of Natural Royal Flush, 80 to 1 on a hand of Wild Royal Flush, 60 to 1 on a hand of 5 of a Kind, 20 to 1 on a hand of Straight Flush, 4 to 1 on a hand of 4 of a Kind, and 3 to 1 on a hand of Full House.

20. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 1, wherein a Player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.

21. The method of playing a card game according to

claim 19, wherein 4 Of A Kind Or Better Bet pays 5,000 to 1 on a hand of Natural Royal Flush, 100 to 1 on a hand of Wild Royal Flush, 60 to 1 on a hand of 5 of a Kind, 30 to 1 on a hand of Straight Flush, and 7 to 1 on a hand of 4 of a Kind.

22. A method of playing a card game among a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker, the method comprising the following steps:

(a) providing and shuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards, wherein either all Twos, all Threes, all Fours, all Fives, all Sixes, all Sevens, all Eights, all Nines, all Tens, all Jacks, all Queens, all Kings, or all Aces are Wild Cards;

(b) each Player placing at least one wager of Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet;

(c) dealing cards into enough dealt hands of six cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for the Banker;

(d) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker;

(e) from each Player own six cards, each Player selecting and keeping his or her best 5-card poker hand and discarding one other card;

(f) determining whether each Player's wager or wagers win, lose or tie; and

(g) settling each Player's wager or wagers against the Banker.

23. A method of playing a card game according to

claim 22, wherein each Wild Card can be used as any card.